Michael Chabon

Pultizer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon and his wife, Ayelet Waldman, are developing a period drama with HBO, tentatively titled “Hobgoblin.”

According to the “Hollywood Reporter,” the series focuses on a group of magicians and con men who use their skills at deception to battle Adolph Hitler and his forces during World War II. The Berkeley couple is set to co-write the pilot episode.

We should point out that the project is still in the early stages and may not necessarily get the green light. Back in 2008, for example, HBO entered a development deal for a drama series about an Oakland pimp, but the show never materialized.

Chabon won the Pultizer in 2001 for his novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.” An earlier novel, “Wonder Boys,” was made into a big-screen film starring Michael Douglas and Tony Maguire. Chabon has some screenwriting experience, including a co-credit on “Spider-Man 2.”

Waldman is best know for her series, “The Mommy-Track Mysteries” and the novel, “Daughter’s Keeper.”